Lincoln NE, October Snowfalls | Lincoln Weather and Climate

Red rose dusted with white snow, surrounded by blurred greenery.

October snow on a rose in Lincoln NE.

Climatology of October Snowfalls in Lincoln, NE.

Data: Lincoln, NE, Octobers 1897-2025:
129 Years
129 Octobers
3,999 days (129 years x 31 days).

There have been 27 measurable October snowfalls during the period 1897 thru 2025.

There have been occasional "Traces" of snow in October, which means snow was observed but not enough to measure.

THREE TABLES:
October snowfalls ranked from most to least amounts
October snowfalls listed in chronological order
October snowfalls sorted by day of the month

NOTE: There are some past October snow photos and links below the tables

	Lincoln, NE, October Snowfalls
	Ranked most to least
Oct.	Inches	Year	Oct.	Inches	Year
26	13.2	1997	27	0.7	1925
9	6.6	1970	28	0.5	2019
17	4.7	1898	29	0.5	1923
29	3.8	1925	28	0.5	1913
14	3.5	2018	18	0.5	1898
27	3.3	1980	25	0.4	2020
19	3.1	1916	22	0.4	1979
31	3.0	1941	18	0.4	1976
26	2.5	2020	10	0.3	1987
23	2.4	2002	30	0.2	2019
31	2.3	1991	29	0.2	1917
30	1.7	1905	31	0.1	2002
10	1.2	2009	10	0.1	1932
22	1.0	1996

	Lincoln, NE, October Snowfalls
	Sorted by Year
Oct	Inches	Year
26	2.5	2020	18	0.4	1976
25	0.4	2020	9	6.6	1970
28	0.5	2019	31	3.0	1941
30	0.2	2019	10	0.1	1932
14	3.5	2018	29	3.8	1925
10	1.2	2009	27	0.7	1925
23	2.4	2002	29	0.5	1923
31	0.1	2002	29	0.2	1917
26	13.2	1997	19	3.1	1916
22	1.0	1996	28	0.5	1913
31	2.3	1991	30	1.7	1905
10	0.3	1987	17	4.7	1898
27	3.3	1980	18	0.5	1898
22	0.4	1979

		Lincoln, NE, October Snowfalls
		Sorted by Day of the Month
Oct	Inches	Year	26	13.2	1997
9	6.6	1970	27	3.3	1980
10	1.2	2009	27	0.7	1925
10	0.3	1987	28	0.5	2019
10	0.1	1932	28	0.5	1913
14	3.5	2018	29	3.8	1925
17	4.7	1898	29	0.5	1923
18	0.4	1976	29	0.2	1917
18	0.5	1898	30	0.2	2019
19	3.1	1916	30	1.7	1905
22	1.0	1996	31	0.1	2002
22	0.4	1979	31	2.3	1991
23	2.4	2002	31	3.0	1941
25	0.4	2020
26	2.5	2020

Red car passing under a fallen snow-covered tree

October 26, 1997: A car passing underneath a fallen tree limb in south Lincoln.
LINK: https://www.nebraskaweatherphotos.org/OCT97SNOW.html

Weather map showing snowstorm areas with color-coded snow depths across parts of Nebraska and Iowa.

Snow-dusted suburban yard with autumn trees and houses in the background.

October 10, 2009 Lincoln NE

October 14, 2018 Snow covered tree in Lincoln. NE

October 14, 2018 A rare October snowfall weighs down the branches of this tree in Lincoln, NE, while
it is still in full leaf. Photo: Ken Dewey

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Climatology of October Snowfalls in Lincoln, NE.